Chapter 165 The Elderly Are Treasures
"Old Wang, you said I brought you to this place, and I didn't take you to the wrong place, did I?"
On the terrace on the second floor of the Bailou Villa, Old Man Ji was playing chess with his old friend Wang Zhong.
There was a fruit plate on the table on one side, all of which were thoughtfully sent by the girl Xia Wu. She grew all kinds of fruits on the mountain, and now they were in season, so there were plenty of fruits, and she sent a different variety of them here every day.
Not only fruits, but also the eggs and milk from the chickens, ducks and geese she raised on the mountain were delivered every day, which made Old Man Ji envious.
"You don't know, this girl isn't that enthusiastic towards me. I gave her my wonderful grandson, but she never gave me so many things every day. But now that you're here, I can only think about you every day!"
Wang Zhong showed a barely perceptible sense of pride on his face. When people get old, they like to be snuggled up by young people, especially someone like him who had made great military achievements when he was young. Now that he is old and his body is not good enough, the younger generation in his family admires and fears him. Instead, he feels more comfortable getting along with Xia Wu and Ji Yunzhou.
Apart from anything else, Wang Zhong even liked the children nearby.
He also has grandchildren at home. They were better when they were young. Every time they came to visit him, they would stand beside him and say some cute words taught by the elders in the family. The children did not act like children, but they could occasionally say some innocent and cute words.
When they grew older and realized how much Wang Zhong meant to their family, their words and actions became a little restrained.
Wang Zhong doesn't like this. He still likes an ordinary life. It's nice to be an old man in the countryside who no one knows.
"You old boy, you're so ungrateful. Your Yun Zhou picked up such a good girl. If you don't like her, I still have a few unpromising grandchildren at home. I'll give them to Xia girl and let her choose. Maybe she will really like them!"
"Hey! Why are you still thinking about poaching people?"
"Grandpas, what are you talking about? What are you offering me to pick?"
The two old men were glaring and didn't notice Xia Wu and Ji Yunzhou coming.
Xia Wu and Ji Yunzhou went to Haotang to pick lotus seeds. The secretary of Haotang Village wanted to build a river for rafting. He had already discussed it with several villages upstream and downstream, and also got the approval of the villagers.
More and more villagers have tasted the opportunity to make money at their doorstep and they all agree with the village cadres' creative ideas. Especially the treatment of the villagers in Yanggou Village, which makes other villagers envious.
So Zhao Yanghe easily booked the project, but before starting to renovate the river channel, he still had to seek sponsorship.
After a few rounds of negotiations, the sponsorship finally found its way to Xia Wu. Zhao Yanghe invited experts to take a look and concluded that the nearby rafting river channel did not require major changes. Most of the 1.2-kilometer-long river channel was a natural rafting site, so the investment required was not much.
Xia Wu gave him two million yuan as a stake, and eventually widened the river, extending the rafting route to 1.8 kilometers, passing through four villages. From the starting point to the end point, there were three stops. They also created thousands of jobs for small vendors and built parking lots and other supporting facilities...
When the canal was being dug, there was a pond with lotus seeds and lotus roots planted in it. When Xia Wu and his friends went to see it, they picked some and stopped by Bailou to check on the health of the two old men.
As a result, I heard Wang Zhong say that he wanted to introduce a partner to Xia Wu.
Ji Yunzhou smiled helplessly and said, "Grandpa Wang, I don't want to do this. It's okay if you're mad at my grandfather, but I didn't provoke you."
Wang Zhong laughed heartily. "I'm just saying that. If I really want to replace you, it depends on whether Xiao Wu is willing or not."
Xia Wu shook her head and hugged Ji Yunzhou's arm, "If he doesn't want to, I don't want to either."
"Alright, alright. I know you two have a good relationship, but there's no need to show off in front of us two old men."
Xia Wu took the lotus pod and peeled the lotus seeds for them, and Ji Yunzhou brought a stool for her.
"Grandpa Wang, how are you?"
Wang Zhong has been here for a while, more than half a month. During this half month, he went to Yanggou Village to ask Yang Hongen for acupuncture every two days. In addition, Ji Yunzhou's foreign doctor Anna gave him some rehabilitation training. After persisting for a period of time, Wang Zhong clearly felt that his control over his limbs was much stronger than before.
He was very happy when he mentioned this. The food and drinks here were delicious, and there was hope that his illness would be cured. People are in high spirits when they are happy. Wang Zhong said with a rosy face, "I feel very good, but my mouth is still a little dry."
"Just tell me what you want to eat. As long as it's available on my mountain, I'll definitely get it for you."
Wang Zhong chuckled, "Xiao Wu, I'm not greedy, but killing animals every day isn't good. How about this, you brew some green plum wine and bring me a bottle, how about that?"
Xia Wu frowned and handed the peeled lotus seeds to Wang Zhong and Old Man Ji. "You might as well want to eat meat. Everything else is fine, but not this. My grandfather told me that you can't drink alcohol. No discussion."
Wang Zhong sighed, "Then there's nothing else to do."
Seeing his dejected look, Xia Wu felt a little sorry for him. "Don't worry, when you recover, I'll save all my wine for you. When the grapes on the mountain are ripe, I plan to make some more wine. I guarantee it will taste good."
Wang Zhong was coaxed into happiness again.
He asked Xia Wu what he was busy with recently. He didn't know where to put his old face when he ate the delicious food given by the children every day. If Xia Wu needed anything, he had to help, just as a way of repaying a favor.
Xia Wu has been busy recently planting medicinal herbs on the mountain. The mountain has been taken care of, but she has no experience in planting medicinal herbs before, so now she has to start from scratch. Fortunately, Qin Yi, invited by Jiang Xun, has helped, otherwise she would be completely in the dark and know nothing.
Qin Yi was originally going to go abroad to find his daughter, but in order to stay in Yanggou Village to help Xia Wu, he called back and said that he could not go abroad. As a result, Qin Yi was bombarded with calls from his wife and daughter. But when Qin Yi made up his mind, ten horses could not pull him back.
Xia Wu felt a little guilty about this, thinking that if it weren't for him, Qin Yi wouldn't have suffered these unexpected disasters.
She offered Qin Yi very good treatment conditions. Qin Yi liked to drink and eat meat. Whatever food and drink there was on the mountain, as long as Qin Yi liked it, Xia Wu would get it for him and prepare special meals for him.
In addition, the monthly salary is more than 10,000 yuan, and there are two days off a week.
For a retired man like Qin Yi, a salary of more than 10,000 yuan is not a small amount.
Qin Yi eats well, drinks well, and lives well. He can also strive to realize his ideals and feels happy and fulfilled every day.
Xia Wu also spent a lot of time deciding what medicinal herbs to plant. He finally decided to plant some precious and commonly used herbs such as Astragalus, Tripterygium wilfordii, Dendrobium officinale, Gastrodia elata, and Polygonatum sibiricum.
The initial investment in various equipment alone cost Xia Wu almost 200,000 yuan.
If you can get a reward for all these efforts, it won’t be that hard.
These herbs take a long time to grow, and there is no immediate return, but the Chinese medicine hall is under construction, and Xia Wu plans to help promote the hall when the time comes.
At the same time, in addition to recruiting Chinese medicine apprentices, Xia Wu was also recruiting suitable doctors to sit on duty.
If Yang Hongen were to rely on himself, he would definitely not be able to see too many patients. He is so old, and he has to teach students and treat patients at the same time. It is easy for his body to be exhausted from the non-stop work.
We must invite a few more reliable and capable doctors.
This is what Xia Wu thought. She sent out information like she did last time when recruiting apprentices, but she hasn't found a suitable candidate yet.
After hearing this, Wang Zhong thought about it and found a good candidate to recommend. However, this doctor treated children's illnesses and was quite old. He retired a few years ago and was re-employed. Then, because his health could not bear it, he retired and went home.
"Old Ding is a person who can't sit still. I think he can't even stand up straight after retirement. Why not call him over to make use of his remaining energy?"
The more Wang Zhong thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. "Wait a moment, I'll call him right now."
Ding Yuchun was a genius in traditional Chinese medicine, specializing in treating children's diseases. Others had to control the dosage of Chinese medicine to avoid giving the patients a bad impression, but he needed more precise control when treating children.
During the nearly sixty years that Ding Yuchun worked as a doctor, not a single child was harmed by him, which was his greatest achievement.
After a lifetime of hard work, Ding Yuchun reached retirement age. Unfortunately, the hospital could not find anyone to take over. He retired three times. He retired at the age of 55 and was rehired less than three months later. He retired at the age of 62 and was rehired again. He retired at the age of 73. He also taught several students. Once he fainted, his family and the hospital felt that he needed to rest, otherwise his body would not be able to bear it.
Ding Yuchun finally retired and stayed at home.
He has nothing to do at home, so he might as well go to work in the hospital.
Ding Yuchun told his family this many times, but his family simply didn't listen to him and told him to rest at home.
Ding Yuchun is 76 years old this year. His grandchildren have grown up and everyone in the family has their own things to do. His wife passed away early, so there is only a nanny at home to take care of him, wash his clothes and cook for him, and go back home at night.
Ding Yuchun lives with his youngest son, who is divorced. The two grown men have little to say to each other all day long. His youngest son was sent abroad by his company two years ago and is away from home for eight months a year.
Therefore, Ding Yuchun had nothing to do except going to the community to play chess with the old man.
It's hot now, and the cicadas are chirping outside. The old man doesn't dare to stay in the community to play chess. Ding Yuchun has nowhere to go, so he sits on the balcony. There is a birdcage hanging on the balcony, and there is a big parrot in it. It has green feathers and a red beak. It looks very energetic and can even talk.
This bird was given to him by his eldest grandson because he was worried that he would be bored. It was a macaw. Ding Yuchun taught it to talk, and sometimes the two of them would chat with each other.
The air conditioner is on in the living room, so it's not too cold on the balcony, which is just enough for the old man to adapt to. The sun is so bright outside the window that he can feel the scorching heat even through the glass.
There wasn't even a soul walking around outside.
"It's really hot this year. I feel like I might not be able to make it."
Ding Yuchun said to himself.
He is already old and has no hope for life now. It makes no difference to him whether he dies early or late. Before he retired, everyone praised him when they saw him, but now that he has been retired for a long time, no one remembers him anymore.
Without his family around, Ding Yuchun felt very lonely.
The nanny gave him the best lunch and then went back. She lived nearby and heard that there was a child in high school at home, so she had to rush back to cook for the child.
Ding Yuchun was a simple employer and didn't care about these things.
But he had no appetite to eat alone, and the meal prepared by the nanny was still in the pot, but he didn't touch it.
"It is better to live a miserable life than to die. You are not allowed to die!"
The macaw in the cage suddenly said.
Ding Yuchun smiled, and suddenly the phone rang. He looked back and thought it must be his son or daughter. He was a little reluctant to answer it, but if he didn't answer it, they would have to rush here in the hot weather.
Everyone has their own things to do. Although Ding Yuchun doesn't want to live anymore, he doesn't want to cause trouble to others.
I could only get up with difficulty and walk slowly to get my phone.
It turned out that it was his child who called.
"Lao Wang? Why did he think of calling me?"
Ding Yuchun took out his reading glasses and put them on, muttering to himself as he answered the phone: "Hello, is this Lao Wang? Where are you?"
Wang Zhong: "It's connected."
There seemed to be someone else beside Wang Zhong. Ding Yuchun heard that his speech seemed to be clearer. After all, he was a doctor and was very sensitive to this.
"Old Ding, are you free at home?"
"What else can I do if I don't stay idle? I'm old and can't do it anymore!"
"Hey, you're almost ten years younger than me. It's not nice to say that in front of me, right? I'm telling you, I'm almost having a second spring. Old Ding, I told you about a good place. Come find me!"
Wang Zhong spoke in a very exaggerated way, repeating the words that Old Man Ji had said to trick him into coming to Yanggou Village in a different way.
He also mentioned that this place is very poor and there is not even a doctor. The children here are all left-behind children, who are already very pitiful, and now there is no doctor to see them when they are sick.
In the final analysis, what I want to say is that Ding Yuchun is just sitting there doing nothing, so he might as well go to the poor areas of the motherland and continue to make contributions.
Ding Yuchun happily agreed: "Okay, where are you? I'll go over and treat the children!"
Wang Zhong told him not to worry, he would send someone to pick him up, and asked him to just pack two sets of clothes at home.
After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhong said to Xia Wu, "Just spread the word that Ding Yuchun is seeing patients at your clinic. I guarantee those parents will bring their children all the way here!"
Ding Yuchun is very capable, otherwise he would not have retired three times.
Xia Wu was extremely happy. That's why they say that an old person in the family is like a treasure. She liked these old men and women. They were really capable!
They even managed to poach the master of traditional Chinese medicine!
Ding Yuchun was in high spirits after hanging up the phone, and no longer felt depressed. He went to the kitchen to get some food. He didn't know when Wang Zhong would send someone to pick him up, so in short, he had to prepare everything first.
Considering that there were few medical instruments in the mountain village, the old stuff he was used to using alone filled up half a box, including rattles, stethoscopes, and everything else.
He only had two sets of clothes, and when he got to the macaw, Ding Yuchun thought about it and decided to bring some for the parrot as well.
Someone came to pick him up that afternoon.
Ding Yuchun hurriedly called the nanny and told her that he would not be home for dinner, and asked her to come and clean as usual and keep the house clean.
The nanny thought the old man was going out to eat, so she agreed.
As a result, the old man was nowhere to be seen the next day, and the phone could not be reached (the old man forgot to bring his charger and his phone was out of battery). Only then did they realize that something was wrong and quickly called Ding Yuchun's children.
At that time, Ding Yuchun took a car specially prepared for his old age and arrived at Yanggou Village after several hours of smooth travel.
The car stopped outside the white building. Ding Yuchun carried a wicker box in one hand and a birdcage in the other. He looked at the mountains and rivers around him, as well as the buildings nestled in the mountains and rivers. He suddenly felt that he had been deceived by Wang Zhong.
This doesn't look like a poor mountain village where there are children who can't afford medical treatment.
Wang Zhong came out on crutches to greet Ding Yuchun. Ding Yuchun looked shocked and asked, "Old Wang, can you stand up on your own?"
He could actually walk again! Even with the help of a cane, it would have been difficult for Wang Zhong in the past.
Wang Zhong laughed heartily and looked very energetic. Compared to before, he seemed to be at least ten years younger. After taking Ding Yuchun to Bailou, the two old men told Ding Yuchun the truth.
The truth is similar to what Wang Zhong said, but it was exaggerated by Wang Zhong.
The conditions here are not that bad, but Ding Yuchun can do a lot. He continues to treat patients and take care of his body in this beautiful environment. Who says that taking care of the body cannot be done at the same time as shining and producing heat?
These words really touched Ding Yuchun's heart. Since he was already here, he didn't want to take such a long car ride back in the short term, so he decided to stay.
Not long after, Xia Wu spread the news throughout the Internet that the famous traditional Chinese medicine master Ding Yuchun, who specialized in treating children's difficult and complicated diseases, was living in Yanggou Village and could treat children.
As the news came out, more people came here with their children.
The Chinese medicine hall hadn't been built yet, so Ding Yuchun could only squeeze into the Yang family's room with Yang Hongen to treat patients. There was a long line outside the room...
The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. People from the surrounding villages heard that an old Chinese doctor who can treat children's illnesses had arrived, so they brought their children here early in the morning.
Most of them have no problems, just minor issues such as not wanting to eat, being short, sleeping restlessly, etc. Ding Yuchun has been in this business for a long time and is very adept at dealing with these.
Don’t prescribe medicine for these people, as they feel unsafe. If you prescribe medicine, for most children, taking medicine is not necessary. Forcing them to take medicine will be bad for their health.
After all, all medicine is poisonous.
Old Man Ding gave Xia Wu a task, asking her to find someone to make pills by hand. The sugar pills made of honey and yam became a miracle drug that could cure all diseases in the hands of Old Man Ding.
The child doesn’t eat?
He took one pill immediately and had a good meal in Yanggou Village. The medicine worked immediately and the child's appetite increased greatly.
Sometimes we would encounter some difficult and complicated diseases. The mother would take her sick child to several large hospitals, but all she got was not very good news. She had already given up hope, but who knew that Ding Yuchun would take a look and say with ease that the disease could be cured, and that after the cure, the child would be no different from a normal child and would be able to run and jump.
This sentence is like a shot in the arm, making parents full of hope.
Ding Yuchun came to Yanggou Village for half a month, and the impact he brought was undoubtedly huge. Even several villages near Yanggou Village were affected by the radiation.
The road in Donghua Town is under construction. At the intersection leading to Yanggou Village, there is a roadblock to prevent large trucks from entering. At this point, most people can only get off the taxi and take a ox cart to Yanggou Village.
It was early in the morning, just after five o'clock, and the sky was dim. An ox cart was driving from Yanggou Village. Yang Dalan planned to go to the town to buy some things, so he got up earlier than usual.
Who knew that when he was halfway there, he saw a woman walking on the road with a child on her back.
Yang Dalan slowed down the ox cart and, as he was about to pass the woman, he stopped and asked, "Where are you going?"
The woman looked up in panic and saw a man suddenly appear on the deserted path. He seemed a little scared. The child on her back was still sleeping. It was a bit cold in the early morning, and she had wrapped the child in a thin sheet, with only half of his face exposed.
About five or six years old.
"I, I want to go to Yanggou Village."
The next step was much simpler. Yang Dalan asked them to get in the car and go to the town with him to buy things, and then immediately return to the village after buying them.
Yang Dalan went to the town to buy fried dough sticks. The children at home were on summer vacation and were tired of eating buffalo milk buns every day. A few days ago, they were shouting that they wanted to eat fried dough sticks. So, Yang Dalan, the stepfather, came out to run errands.
I also found out on the way that the woman carrying the child was surnamed Li, and she was there to see a doctor for her son. Her son was smart and clever when he was young, and everyone praised him. But after he was two or three years old, he became more and more dull, looked like a fool, and had aggressive behavior. He couldn't go to kindergarten, and he went to many rehabilitation institutions. His wallet was empty and his family was broken up.
The woman went from being married to being divorced, with nothing left except a sick child.
She was unwilling to give up and always wanted her son to become smart and cute again, so she tried many methods and saw many doctors.
She had heard of Ding Yuchun's name before, but he had already retired. This time, a friend saw Ding Yuchun treating patients in a remote mountain village on the Internet, so she hurriedly found someone to replace him and brought her children here.
Yang Dalan felt full of sympathy for her situation. They came too early and guessed that Doctor Ding had not yet come to the village to work, so he took her back home first.
Wang Yuexia had already gone to the mountain to cook, and the children had not yet gotten up. Yang Dalan woke them up one by one, urging them to wash and brush their teeth, and then heated the buffalo milk so that they could eat milk with fried dough sticks in the morning.
When Ding Yuchun arrived, Li Na had been waiting at the door for a long time.
She nervously followed Ding Yuchun into the house. Before she could say anything, Ding Yuchun asked, "Autism?"
Li Na was about to burst into tears and nodded hurriedly: "Doctor Ding, can my son be cured?"
Ding Yuchun asked her to stand further away. The six-year-old child had no reaction as her mother walked away, as if she was locked in another world.
No matter how Ding Yuchun shook the rattle, clapped his hands, or sang, he didn't react at all.
Li Na's heart grew heavier and heavier, and she felt that she had no hope at all.
Ding Yuchun shouted outside: "Xiao Wen, come here!"
When Yang Hongwen heard the shouting, he ran over without even having time to wipe his mouth after brushing his teeth.
"Grandpa Ding, you called me?"
Even though he could speak and walk freely, Li Na could still see that this handsome young man with an extremely innocent look in his eyes was the same type of person as her son.
However, Yang Hongwen is already very close to being a normal person.
This gave Li Na a glimmer of hope.
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